The Washington critic., 1887-08-01
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How 20 Reach 8il Portions of the
NIIinnnl Cnplinl.

Fare for each person on all lines, ccnJ.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor Of
all ears, G for % cents, good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown Railrogl-S'ar arts
at Georgetown, corner of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock creek, east along
itnnsylyana avenue IaSslng circle con
COrau Gallery, state, Warand Navy Depart
mcnts; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue Of An
drew Jackson; Department Of Justice thalt-
Ing at Fiit' enth street, where transicrs are
given to Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Rigs House and Treasury De-
partmoni; again down PcnusylyHniu avenue
by Willard sand other hotels, and through
the principal business portion Of the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market twhurc transfers are given Ia the
seventh street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south 10 Potomac RIVER,
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
Qhcrc transfers are given fu branch running
to Baltimore and ONO Railroad depot. as
cending south side Of Capitol llill, contiu.
iling along u street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks 10 Nayy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions
Fourteenth.street Branch starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, ont
Fourteenth street tO Boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas Statue, Re.
turning same route Transfers given TO and
from main or Avenue line. COnucCtY with
cars to Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, cents additional.
Seventh.street Brancll-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
square, Patent and PostOnices, Odd.Fel-
lows HALL crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Centre Market and city PostOfice (wherc
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
line, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum, to tho wharves of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
where 1t makes q circuit Of West, High,
Fayette, Second, Dumbartun and Mont
gomcry streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy OF the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and oak Ilill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to = street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst The plla.
tal residences of the West End, including
that of the British minister; along Seven
teenth street west to Il street north, Four
teenth street to +, passing Willard'- aud the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street Nwhere
transfers are given TO the Nnth.street
Branch), past the Patent and Post Offices,
to Fifth street, to Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary Square, City Hall, and Lincoln
Monuments Indiana avenue To { street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot 10 Delaware
avenue, TO u street north 10 First street
east, thence along East Capitol street to Lin.
coin Park. Returning same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
d street instead of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave The west front Of the State,
War and Navy Departments at convenient
Intervals connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and II streets.
| Ninth street Branch starts at northern ter.
minus OF Seventh street west twherc II con.
meets with Silver Springs Branch, diverging
TO Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and PustuiiCCS at II street twheru
transfers are given To main line east or
vest, thence to II street, passing Centre
Market and baltimore aud Potomac Depot,
sixth street to Missouri avenue, to Four.
aud. -lu1f fhtnpp n the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharves, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
terminus Of Ninth-strCCt Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard Cniver-
sity and Schuctlen Park, to entrance to
grounds of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
Columbia Railway-Starts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast Of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to It's intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at Seventh
street. thence on Massachusetts, avenue to
ii street north, past the Government Print
ing ONCE to Boundary and beginning OF
Baltimore turnpike and Bennings Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o street (or Belp Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and.a.half street, thence east TO First west,
north TO q street, west 70 Fourth street
north to 7 street, west to Eleventh street
south to + street north, west TO Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue, east "a
Twelfth street, south to Virginia avenue
and east TO starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over . Instead OF
| L street.
| This line also has short connecting roads run
ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac rivel
steamboat wharves, Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument and
Eleventh and boundary,
| Anacostla misunderstanding from foot o
Seventh street, along VI street south
| past navy-yard gate. TO Twelfth street east
and over the Anacustia Bridge to linton
town and the Government Hospital for th'
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfer
| {, and from Avenue Line or >cventh,'rrc
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
| road, 3 cents.
| HcrdiC coaches are running from the Navy
| Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and & streets northwest, Fare.
cents; six tickets for % cents. uur-e-cal
tickets are also received as fare.
| HeTdlc cabs are run TO any part OF the city
Fare, 9l cents, within m!it' ii gruts Per
| hour for one Passenger; - per huuT iuI
| more than one. Stands, East Capitol irput
aud Pennsylvania avenue and seventh
street northwest,